SFAA Spotlight | Kate Laster

SF Artists Alumni

Join us online on September 8th, 2025 at 10:00 AM PT for SFAA Spotlight featuring Kate Laster in conversation with Manny Robertson.

SFAA Spotlight

SFAA Spotlight is featuring SFAI alumni in a series of online talks. There is a thread of "community" as a theme/relationality between artists featured.

Join us for an inspiring edition of SFAA Spotlight, featuring Kate Laster (she/they) in conversation with fellow artist and SFAI alum Manny T S Robertson (they/them).Kate Laster is an artist, educator, and critical historian whose work spans installation, print, and community-based practice. Born in Anchorage, Alaska (Dena’ina land), Laster holds an MA+MFA in History &amp; Theory of Contemporary Art and Studio Art (Printmaking emphasis) from the San Francisco Art Institute (2019), and a BA from The Evergreen State College (2015).Laster’s work is grounded in an expansive network of activism and artistic collaboration, including engagements with Woosh Kinaadeiyí, Jewish Voice for Peace, The Coalition on Homelessness, Gay Shame, SF Poster Syndicate, and California Jewish Artists for Palestine. Alongside collaborator Steph Kudisch, they co-create as Hevra Kadisha, a project rooted in Jewish ritual and resistance.They currently teach at the San Francisco Center for the Book and work at NIAD Art Center as a studio facilitator and personal support specialist. Their artwork has been exhibited internationally in Japan, Korea, Canada, and Germany, and nationally at institutions such as the Art, Design &amp; Architecture Museum in Santa Barbara and the Tenderloin Museum in San Francisco. Recent features include Hyperallergic, Hey Alma, and KQED. Laster’s artist books are represented by Booklyn. More info <a href="https://katelaster.com/" title="https://katelaster.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.The conversation will be moderated by Manny T S Robertson (@manaerys), an artist and SFAI MFA graduate from the class of 2017. More info <a href="https://www.mannyrobertson.com/" title="https://www.mannyrobertson.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Don’t miss this dynamic and thoughtful conversation on art, memory, resistance, and collective care.Image credit: Kate Laster

SFAA Spotlight is a monthly online talk series featuring a San Francisco Art Institute alum on the first Monday of the month at 10 AM PT. Talks are recorded and available on our YouTube channel. Through these conversations, artists explore themes of community, connection, and artistic practice.🎥 Free with RSVP🌐 Zoom link provided upon registration❤️ A special thank you to our donors who make this program possible.

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